| FELICA NETWORKS, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20120040661 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device that includes processing devices and a relay device. Each processing device has at least one processing function associated with a unique function information item, a function determination portion, and a device information item notification portion. The function determination portion determines whether the processing device includes a processing function that corresponds to a function information item received from the relay device. If the processing device has the processing function, the device information item notification portion transmits a device information item to the relay device. The relay device includes a storage portion that stores the device information items, a function information item transmission portion, and a device information item recording portion. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20110254666 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DEVICE FOR EXECUTING IC CARD FUNCTION, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL - An information processing terminal defines a data transfer state for permitting a contactless data communication through an IC card and a data not transfer state for not permitting the contactless data communication so that the IC card manages the communication state of the information processing terminal. The IC card can transfer data to the terminal side depending on whether it is in any of the data transfer state and the data not transfer state without depending on the notification from the information processing terminal, synchronization can be easily established, a transfer speed can be increased, and a large amount of data can be transmitted. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110195663 | Mobile terminal, information transmitting/receiving method, server apparatus, reader-writer, and member privilege acquiring system - There is provided a mobile terminal including: a contactless communication unit transmitting an IC identifier to a reader-writer that carries out contactless communication and receiving link information including the IC identifier from the reader-writer; and a wireless communication unit accessing a server based on the link information, transmitting the link information to the server, transmitting the IC identifier to the server separately to the link information, and operable, when the server has judged based on the IC identifier that contactless communication with the reader-writer and access to the server were both carried out using a same mobile terminal owned by a user, to receive information relating to privilege available to the user on a service used by the user from the server apparatus. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110176705 | Information processing device, information processing system and program - An information processing device of present invention includes an identification medium detecting portion that detects a specific identification medium, a position acquisition portion that acquires information indicating a positional relationship between the identification medium and the information processing device, a processing execution portion that executes specific processing when the information processing device is at a distance from the identification medium that is equal to or less than a predetermined value, and a processing execution prevention portion that causes the specific processing not to be performed by the processing execution portion when the information processing device is at a distance from the identification medium that is equal to or less than the predetermined value immediately after an application relating to the specific processing is activated. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110111777 | APPLICATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, APPLICATION PROVIDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS - An application providing system is provided. The application providing system includes a portable terminal device having an IC chip configured to perform radio communications; and a server device; the application providing system connecting the portable terminal device and the server device through a communication network, wherein the portable terminal device includes a transmitted message receiver section, an application determination section, an application transmission request generation section, and an application storage section, wherein the server device includes a transmitted message generation section, a transmitted message sender section, an application transmission request receiver section, an application storage section, and an application sender section. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110093947 | IC CHIP, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An IC chip, an information processing apparatus, system, method, and program are provided. An IC chip includes an authentication control unit configured to authenticate a request using authentication information. The request and/or the authentication information is received from outside the IC chip. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110060637 | Management server, information processing terminal, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method - Distribution information is stored in an information processing apparatus and includes benefit information. A coupon identifier (ID), which identifies the benefit information, is stored in a memory disposed within an information processing terminal. A request for the coupon ID is transmitted from the information processing apparatus to the information processing terminal and is received at the information processing terminal. The coupon ID is read from the memory disposed within the information processing terminal based on the received request, is transmitted from the information processing terminal to the information processing apparatus, and is received at the information processing apparatus. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110041064 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads, from a memory area of an IC chip, identification information of a service including at least any one of a wire communication service via an external wire communication or a wireless communication service via an external wireless communication, which use the memory area of the IC chip. The information processing apparatus also includes an acquisition unit that acquires service information to allow a user to use a service from an external server by transmitting the identification information of the service which the reading unit has read to the external server, and includes a display unit that displays to allow the user to use the service based on the service information which the acquisition unit has acquired. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110029779 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a reception unit that receives a request for access to an IC chip from an application having access right information for accessing to the IC chip, an acquisition unit that acquires an authentication information for authenticating the application from an external server based on the access right information contained the request for access received by the reception unit, an authentication unit that authenticates the application based on the authentication information obtained by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that controls an access of the application to the IC chip based on an authentication result by the authentication unit. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20100320962 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes an antenna having a variable Q value, the antenna being used for performing communication with an external apparatus in a noncontact manner by using a carrier of a predetermined frequency and charging a battery in a noncontact manner by using the carrier, an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about charging of the battery, a determining unit configured to determine whether charging of the battery is to be performed or not on the basis of the information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a setting unit configured to selectively set the Q value of the antenna to a first value or a second value in accordance with a determination result generated by the determining unit, the second value being larger than the first value. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100246652 | ARITHMETIC CIRCUIT, SIGNAL SELECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An arithmetic circuit includes: a detection unit that detects a code error for plural signals respectively modulated by different modulation methods and encoded by a predetermined encoding method; a measurement unit that measures a number of times of signal variations at a predetermined frequency or less generated in the plural signals in a period from detection of the code error in the detection unit to first detection of predetermined data contained in the plural signals with respect to each of the plural signals; and a selection unit that selects one signal from the plural signals based on a measurement result of the measurement unit. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100155469 | DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DEVICE FOR EXECUTING IC CARD FUNCTION, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL - An information processing terminal defines a data transfer state for permitting a contactless data communication through an IC card and a data not transfer state for not permitting the contactless data communication so that the IC card manages the communication state of the information processing terminal. The IC card can transfer data to the terminal side depending on whether it is in any of the data transfer state and the data not transfer state without depending on the notification from the information processing terminal, synchronization can be easily established, a transfer speed can be increased, and a large amount of data can be transmitted. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100155466 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, PORTABLE TERMINAL, INFORMATION OUTPUTTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information providing system includes a portable terminal including an IC chip, and an information providing apparatus that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip. The information providing apparatus includes a browser that reads content and that outputs the content on a screen based on screen-output control information embedded in the content data and defining an output format or a data structure of the content, and a wireless communication unit that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip. In the content data, transmission target information to be transmitted to the portable terminal, and transmission control information instructing transmission of the transmission target information, are also embedded. The browser instructs the wireless communication unit to transmit the transmission target information to the portable terminal based on the transmission control information. The wireless communication unit transmits the transmission target information to the IC chip based on the instruction. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100140343 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a communication unit for transmitting a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency and making noncontact communication with an information processing terminal, a 2-dimensional code reader unit for reading a 2-dimensional code recording therein processing information on processings to be executed by the information processing terminal, a 2-dimensional code analysis unit for analyzing the 2-dimensional code reader in the 2-dimensional code reader unit and acquiring the processing information from the 2-dimensional code, and a processing unit for generating processing execution information for causing the information processing terminal to execute a predetermined processing based on an analysis result by the 2-dimensional code analysis unit and causing the communication unit to transmit the processing execution information to the information processing terminal. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100136911 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information processing device is provided. The information processing device including a communication antenna having a variable Q value, for performing contactless-type communication with an external device by using a communication path capable of transmitting and receiving a signal using a carrier of a predetermined frequency, a communication speed determining unit for determining a communication speed in the communication with the external device, and a communication controlling unit for allowing the Q value of the communication antenna to be set to a value corresponding to a determined communication speed based on the communication speed determined in the communication speed determining unit. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100093407 | BATTERY PACK AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A battery pack is provided which includes an antenna coil for generating a magnetic field, a battery cell and a positive pole terminal and a negative pole terminal electrically connected with the battery cell, wherein a resultant of superimposing current from the battery cell or current to the battery cell and a signal from the antenna coil or a signal to the battery is sent from the positive pole terminal or the negative pole terminal, or received from the positive pole terminal or the negative pole terminal. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100049984 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus according to the present application includes a first application allowed to access the IC chip, including an IC chip in which predetermined data is recorded, an IC chip reading unit that reads the data recorded in the IC chip, and a signature data generation unit that generates signature data by performing encryption processing on the recorded data read by the IC chip reading unit and a second application not allowed to access the IC chip, including a server access unit that requests acquisition of content from an information providing server by receiving the signature data and the recorded data from the first application and transmitting the signature data and the recorded data to the information providing server that provides predetermined content. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20090273454 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS - There is provided a communication apparatus including a voltage detection unit for detecting an antenna end voltage of a reader or a non-contact type IC card when non-contact communicating using a load modulation of the non-contact type IC card with respect to a magnetic field signal from the reader/writer; and a characteristics control unit for changing characteristics of the antenna of the reader/writer or the non-contact type IC card when The antenna end voltage detected by the voltage detection unit reaches a predetermined first threshold value. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090241129 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including a content data acquisition part for acquiring content data containing location information of a script file capable of reading secure information in an IC chip from a service providing server, a file reading part for reading the script file from a settlement operator server based on the location information of the script file contained in the content data acquired by the content data acquisition part, and a secure information reading part for reading the secure information from the IC chip based on a secure information access description contained in the script file read by the file reading part. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090222662 | CARD ISSUING SYSTEM, CARD ISSUING SERVER, CARD ISSUING METHOD AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides a service providing server including an authentication ticket creating unit for encrypting access authentication information and creating an authentication ticket, and an authentication ticket transmitting unit for transmitting the authentication ticket to a card issuing server; where the card issuing server includes an authentication ticket verifying unit for decrypting the authentication ticket and verifying the authentication ticket, a verification result notifying unit for notifying the verification result of the authentication ticket to the service providing server, a connection information transmitting unit for transmitting connection information for connecting to the card issuing server to the service providing server along with the verification result of the authentication ticket, and an authentication information verifying unit for comparing and verifying the access authentication information of the authentication ticket and access authentication information stored in the IC chip of the information processing terminal. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090168807 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing device includes a transmission portion that transmits repeatedly, at a specified time interval, one combination packet that is created such that it includes, within a packet that is compatible with one format, a packet that is compatible with another format. It is therefore possible for the information processing device to perform non-contact communication in a plurality of formats without repeatedly transmitting in succession a plurality of copies of the same packet, each copy being compatible with a different format. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090160625 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NON-CONTACT TYPE IC CARD, SIGNAL SELECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A communication apparatus receiving a signal via a non-contact communication is provided. The communication apparatus includes a plurality of demodulation mechanisms demodulating in parallel multiple modulated signals obtained by splitting a received signal, a characteristics comparison mechanism comparing with each other, in a detection phase of synchronous codes of output signals output from the plurality of the demodulation mechanisms, the characteristics of the output signals, and a signal selection mechanism selecting, in accordance with the comparison result by the characteristics comparison mechanism, the output signal having comparatively good characteristics. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090146776 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A communication system includes a first information processing device, a plurality of processing portions, a storage portion, and a second information processing device. The first information processing device includes a processing command transmission portion that transmits to the second information processing device, by non-contact communication, a processing command that includes one of a plurality of identification information items. Each of the processing portions is uniquely associated with one of the identification information items. The storage portion stores a correspondence information item that indicates a correspondence between one of the identification information items and one of the processing portions. The second information processing device includes a processing portion selection portion that selects one of the processing portions to execute the processing command received from the first information processing device, based on the correspondence information item stored in the storage portion and on the identification information item included in the processing command. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090132898 | IC CARD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TYPE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An IC card is provided that is capable of identifying a communication type of incoming data received by non-contact communication. The IC card includes: an error detection portion that, for each of a plurality of communication types, performs error detection of incoming data based on an encoding format defined by each of the communication types; and a type identification portion that identifies, among the plurality of communication types, a communication type in which error information is not detected by the error detection portion as a communication type of the incoming data. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090130974 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device that includes processing devices and a relay device. Each processing device has at least one processing function associated with a unique function information item, a function determination portion, and a device information item notification portion. The function determination portion determines whether the processing device includes a processing function that corresponds to a function information item received from the relay device. If the processing device has the processing function, the device information item notification portion transmits a device information item to the relay device. The relay device includes a storage portion that stores the device information items, a function information item transmission portion, and a device information item recording portion. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20080280648 | Semiconductor Integrated Circuit and Wireless Communication Device - The present invention relates to a semiconductor integrated circuit and a wireless communication apparatus that can be reduced in size without deteriorating a receiving sensitivity and a transmission efficiency. Communication with an external reader/writer and an external non-contact IC card is carried out through a common antenna | 11-13-2008 |
